I’ve abandoned my morning walk around the neighborhood. I’m not a morning person to begin with, so about the fourth time I hauled myself out of bed and headed outside to find it cold and rainy it just started to seem more frustrating than not.

Then there was the day my walk turned into a near-run as a rather seedy-looking man followed behind me. I had the feeling he hadn’t chosen to wear an overcoat and low-brimmed hat as exercise gear, and I didn’t feel like finding out whether my hunch was correct.

Which is not to say that I’ve given up walking as a form of exercise. I haven’t: I’m just not doing it outdoors. I’m not dodging dodgy people or travel trailers jutting from driveways onto the sidewalk. I’m not hustling along with my fingers crossed in the hope of not seeing that old lady who goes commando.

I’m walking on my new treadmill in the comfort of my living room.

In fact, I’m doing it now. Yes, right now… as I type!

After reading about others doing it, I decided to get myself a basic treadmill and rig a shelf to hold my laptop on it. Oh, I’m not breaking any speed records — I’ve got it set at 2 mph — but I am burning calories while blogging.

Is it working?

Well, last week I lost three pounds. Three! Whether that’s from the exercise or the two days I spent feeling nauseous is hard to say, but it’s still three pounds. I won’t tell you how many more I hope to walk off because, well, that would be giving away my weight and I’ve made a point not to do that. (A woman has to have some bit of mystery, after all, and considering how much else I share about my life on my various blogs, that’s all I’ve got left.)

But, hey, if you happen to see me blogging a bit more on my various sites, now you know why: I’m actually exercising, but I’m hoping the blogging will keep my lazy butt from realizing it.

Tags: Exercise, exercise on computer, treadmill